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Bulgaria January-April 2022 Budget surplus at 882.5M leva

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget surplus of 882.5 million leva in the first four months of the

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Sirens to sound in Bulgaria on June 2 2022 to honour memory of Hristo Botev

June 1, 2022June 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Sirens will sound across Bulgaria for two minutes at noon on June 2 2022 in an annual custom honouring the

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Bulgaria 

USAF F-35s flew long-range mission to Bulgaria

June 1, 2022June 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Ukraine

United States Air Force (USAF) F-35s, deployed to Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany, flew a long-range mission to Bulgaria in

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Bulgaria 

In past month, 235 Covid-19 deaths in Bulgaria

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 235 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in May 2022, bringing the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s road death toll in first five months of 2022 is 175

June 1, 2022June 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 175 people died in road accidents in Bulgaria between the beginning of January and the end of

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Bulgaria: Ukrainians who have temporary protection may stay until February 2023

May 31, 2022May 31, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Everyone who has temporary protection in Bulgaria has the right to stay in the country until February 24 2023, when

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Pride 2022: ‘Proud to Be’ – and solidarity with Kyiv Pride

May 31, 2022June 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Pride

The 15th Sofia Pride will be held on June 18 2022 in Bulgaria’s capital city, themed “Proud to Be” and

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Bulgaria 

PM: Bulgaria cannot continue to support luxurious stay for Ukrainian refugees

May 31, 2022June 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

The Bulgarian state cannot continue to support such a luxurious stay in Bulgaria for Ukrainian refugees, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov

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PM Petkov: Bulgaria exempted from embargo on oil imports from Russia till end-2024

May 31, 2022June 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria has been exempted up to the end of 2024 from the European Union’s partial embargo on oil imports from

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